MASERU — A 53-year-old man has appeared in the High Court to face charges of defrauding the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) of M2.8 million. Steven Dlamini was arrested in 2004 for alleged fraud. He was however released from custody in 2006 after two magistrates allegedly tampered with court records to show that charges against […]
SCRUTATOR was not part of the team of journalists who met for a two-day retreat organised by the Journalists Association of Lesotho recently but she got a few tit-bits about how lousy it was. That is if the reports she read in the newspapers are to be believed. I am made to understand one of […]
MASERU — Respected South African businessman Professor Mervyn King on Thursday said recent developments in the global business operations have called for a change in the manner corporate entities are governed. The business magnate is the chairman of the King Committee on Corporate Governance in South Africa. He is also a director of several companies […]
MASERU — Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili on Monday officially opened the new Domiciliary Clinic in Maseru which was funded by the United States development agency Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Lesotho. The clinic, which is situated in Moshoeshoe II in Maseru, is the first of 138 clinics to be built by the MCA around the country. […]
MASERU — Lesotho international Bushy Moletsane has sealed a loan deal with yet another Botswana side. He has joined Premier League side Botswana Police XI Sporting Club on a one-year loan deal after spending last season at Flamengo Santos. Moletsane, 26, last season helped Flamengo Santos finish second in Botswana’s top-flight league after joining them […]
MASERU — Lesotho will be part of the historic Youth Olympic Games starting in Singapore tomorrow. Four athletes — Tšehla Monethi, Mpho Moeti, Ntšeke Setho and Lineo Machobane — will be representing Lesotho at the inaugural youth tournament for competitors aged between 14 and 18. Monethi will run in the 200 metres race while Moeti […]
MASERU — It was a sweet defeat. Lesotho’s Under-20 national side suffered a 1-2 defeat against South Africa in a CAF Under-20 Championship tie on Sunday at Setsoto Stadium. But despite the defeat the Makoanyane XI scrapped through to the next round against Libya on a 3-2 aggregate score-line. On a cool Sunday afternoon, the […]
MASERU — She is on top of the sporting world. Two weeks ago she became only the second Lesotho national to win a medal at an international athletics event. Her name — is Selloane Tšoaeli. Tšoaeli came back home with two medals — a gold and bronze medal — following her heroics at the African […]
MASERU — Judged according to international filmmaking standards, the production quality is a joke. And so is the film itself. Nyatsi (mistress), is the name of a local comedy made on a shoestring budget by 22-year-old Lerato Mofarasi. Mofarasi is studying mechanical engineering at Lerotholi Polytechnic and he says he produced the 80 minute-film to […]
MASERU — Rajoc Beauty and Hair Salon says it will not be able to host its annual Face of Rajoc Beauty pageant this year because it is broke. The company pulled the plug on the pageant in June. The financial woes have also forced the company to pull out of its partnership deals with other […]
Ntsebeng Motsoeli MASERU — The disciplinary hearing against a former Queen Elizabeth II hospital nurse accused of operating an unlicensed clinic and stealing from a patient has been postponed to August 27. The first hearing had been postponed to August 5. The Nursing Council of Lesotho (NCL) is also charging Joalane Khoarai with administering expired […]
MASERU — Opposition parties have accused the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) of tinkering with the new electoral boundaries in its delimitation exercise in favour of the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) party. The parties say the constituencies were redrawn to ensure the LCD remains in power after the 2012 general election. A consultant hired […]
MASERU — Selloane Tšoaeli wrote her name into Lesotho’s sporting folklore when she won gold and bronze medals at the African Senior Championships in Nairobi, Kenya, at the weekend. Tšoaeli’s 1.75 metre jump at her third attempt ensured she walked away with the gold medal at Africa’s biggest sporting championships. She went on to claim […]
MASERU — Two new constituencies have been formed, one has been dissolved while a number have been renamed or moved to other districts. These are the major changes that resulted from the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC)’s review of the country’s electoral constituencies. The IEC presented the final review report to stakeholders on Thursday last week. […]
MASERU — Five employees of First National Bank (FNB) who are facing charges of defrauding a local garage of M216 000 yesterday agreed on a plea bargain deal undertaking to repay the money. The agreement was drawn by crown counsel Advocate Sefako Seema and defence lawyers for the accused Advocate Shale Shale and Lepedi Molapo. […]
MASERU — The government of Lesotho is working on a new law to curb human trafficking, a serious crime that various international study reports have accused the southern African country of not taking seriously. The Anti-Trafficking in Persons Bill 2010 is expected to be brought before parliament when it reopens in September from a three-month […]
MASERU — United States ambassador to Lesotho Robert Nolan says Lesotho should enact a comprehensive law prohibiting all forms of human trafficking. Nolan was addressing a one-day workshop on human trafficking held in Maseru last Thursday. The ambassador said although Lesotho was finalising draft legislation on anti-trafficking much work still needed to be done to […]
MASERU — A High Court judge on Tuesday lashed out at a furniture company boss for allegedly hiding behind three companies to avoid paying her suppliers. Sebopeho Lerotholi who is the managing director for Khomola Pty Limited Company is at the centre of a payment dispute with a local furniture supplier, Nazareth Furnishers. The case […]
MASERU — A senior police officer and four other suspects were last week nabbed for possession of marijuana. The five who are all aged between 20 and 35 appeared in court last Wednesday. “Senior Inspector Mokone Mahlase who is based in Maseru and his companions Sekonyela Khama, Teboho Lekena, Motsamai Mots’oene and Thabo Mokhethi were […]
BEREA — A 53-year-old man from Sefikeng in Berea last week axed his wife to death following a dispute over the cooking of sugar beans. Police spokesman Masupha Masupha confirmed the incident. “Police received a tip-off that there was a man in Sefikeng who hit his wife with an axe,” Masupha said. He said it […]
Here is an interesting tale about aged leaders. Ntate Mosisili meets Ntate Thabane with his youth league leaders on the 7th floor at the LNDC Centre. “Glad to meet you here,” Thabane says. “But Ntate Mosisili why do you always insult my supporters with those harsh words at your rallies”. “Well,” Mosisili says, “your supporters […]
By Mpeshe Selebalo MASERU — Lesotho’s economy is on the recovery path in line with current global trends, a local economist has said. Sephooko Motelle, an economist with the Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL) told participants at the National Economic Forum in Maseru on Tuesday that the country’s prospects for recovery were looking good. The […]
MASERU — At last there is good news for Lesotho’s embattled textiles and clothing sector. The sector which saw massive factory closures last year is finally on the path to recovery, according to the latest figures released by the Bureau of Statistics. The report released a fortnight ago shows that the textile and clothing sector […]
MASERU — Former senior national team coach Mahao “Bomba” Matete has been appointed technical adviser for Lesotho’s Under-17 team. Matete received his appointment letter from the Lesotho Football Association (Lefa) on Monday. This was after the football body reportedly failed to find a “suitable person” to replace former assistant coach, Motlalepula “Maradona” Majoro, who was […]
MASERU — Lesotho’s under-20 coach Leslie Notši has called on his charges to “rewrite history” when they clash with South Africa in the second leg of their Caf Under-20 Championship qualifier at Setsoto Stadium on Sunday. Makoanyane XI go into the game with a healthy 2-0 lead after stunning their more illustrious opponents, Amajita, in […]
MASERU — Insurance firm Metropolitan Lesotho continued its support of local football by donating M40 000 worth of sporting equipment to Vodacom Premier League side LDF last Thursday. LDF, who last won the championship in 2004, received 17 jerseys, shorts and socks as well as 17 pairs of Adidas football boots. It is not the […]
MASERU — If there is a team that will be in a jam come the start of the season in a fortnight, that team will surely be Mphatlalatsane. The St Monicas side is still in shock following the death last Saturday of the club’s communications and marketing manager Molisana Jomane. Jomane, 41, who died in […]
MASERU — Lesotho tennis looks set to return to the Davis Cup next year after almost a decade without the men’s national teams participating in the annual championship. The country is also set to take part in the Fed Cup, the women’s equivalent. Lesotho hasn’t featured at either the Davis Cup or the Fed Cup […]
MASERU — Tumisang Taabe, the Lesotho Cycling Association vice-president and founder of Tumi’s Bike Club, has hailed the unveiling of a BMX bicycle racing track in Khubetsoana at the weekend. The track launched on Saturday is Lesotho’s first-ever BMX bicycle racing track. Taabe said it was a vital development which gave young enthusiasts an opportunity […]
Anti-Trafficking Bill welcome
IN this edition we carry a story about the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Bill (2010) that the government of Lesotho has proposed. The law is meant to protect people against human trafficking. The Bill defines human trafficking as the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring, sale, supply or receipt of persons within and across the borders of Lesotho. […]